Welt-innersole.



A. J. LE CLAIR.

WELT INNERSOLE.

APPLICATION man FEB. 5, 1917.

l ,222,09 Patented Apr., 10, 1917.

ARCI-IILL J. LE CLAIR, OF HAVERHILL, IVIASSACIIUSEETS.

WELT-IN 1\T ERSOLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented apr.. itl, i917..

Application led February 5, 1917. Serial No. 146,661.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Anonimi. J. Ian CLAIR, a citizen ot the Unite-dStates, and a resident of Haverhill, county of Essex, and State ofMassachusetts, have invented an Improvement in 1rWelt-Innersoles, ofwhich the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to inner-soles for welt slices, in which a lip isprovided about the fore part, to which the upper and welt are attached.

The object of my invention is to provide a form of welt inner-sole whichmay be made of materials which are less expensive than those commonlypurpose and in the construction of which the labor costmay be reduced,so that a reduction in the total cost of the sole may be secured, and atthe same time, a sole may be produced which will be, at least, assatisfactory as those which have previously been produced.

I accomplish this object by means shown in the accompanying drawing inwhich:

Figure l is a view of the under or outer side of an inner-sole embodyingmy invention.

Fig. is an edge view thereof.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the outermost sole section.

Fig. i is a transverse section at the line Li-l of Fig. l.

According to my invention, the inner-sole comprises an inner section a,in the form of a complete sole. The particular material, of which thissection is composed, may be considerably varied, as any substance, whichis suitable for the inner side of the bottom of a shoe, may be employed,such as leather splits, canvas, or iber-board. It is preferable,however, to employ a material which, at least, will not be liable towrinkle.

I further provide an outer section o, of similar shape to the section a,except that it is reduced in size, or cut away throughout the shank andfore part portions, so that the edge of such portions is located at adistance from the edge of the inner section,

corresponding to the distance at which the lip is to be located from theedge of the sole, and thus forming a shoulder. The main body of thisouter section o, may be of liber-board, but, in such case, it ispreferably reinforced by a layer of thin textile material c, which isadhesively connected thereto, throughout the fore part.

employed for this I also attach a strip of textile material, about theedge-portion of the section by means oi stitches c, which pass throughone side portion of the tape and through the section o, and itsreinforcing covering c, adjacent the edges thereof. In thus attachingthe tape, it is preferably ted through a folder, so that it is bent intoapproximately U-form, and the edge-portion which is attached is laidagainst -the opposite side of section o from its covering c, or betweenthe sections o and o, while the tree edge portion of the tape is bentover onto the opposite side of the section Z), the stitches extendingthrough one edge portion of the tape, the sole section b and itscovering c, only. The side portion of the tape, which is laid over ontothe outer side of the outer section Z), will thus be held in theposition of the usual lip of a welt inner-sole. rIhe section ispreferably connected to the section a by cement, although anotherattaching means may be employed.

If the lip, thus secured, is not sui'iiciently stili, to serve as asuitable guide for the sewer, when attaching the welt and upper thereto,the tape, of which it is formed, may be passed through liquid sizingjust before it is attached, so that it will be somewhat stiened therebywhen dry. By employing double thicknesses of tape, the stiit'ncss ci'the lip may be substantially increased.

The edge of the sole-section o, formed by cutting away its edge portion,or by making it of reduced size about its shank and forepart, provides asolid shoulder, against which the welt and upper may be drawn whenattached, as well as an edge about which to bend the tape to form thelip.

As the tape is attached to the textile covering c by the stitches c, anytendency on the part of the sole section Z) to spread, or otherwiseyield, will be eiiectively resisted, and the shoe will be held in shapeby said covering. If the material, of which the section is made, issuiiiciently strong to resist the tendency to spread, the covering cwill be unnecessary, but its use enables the employment of relativelyinexpensive material for the main body of the sole.

When constructed as above described, no stitches extend sole, or to theinner side of the shoe, and this feature is considered advantageous forthe reason that a smooth interior is tiff-,us prof tape d, of stoutentire cut-away to the inner surface oi the l nected thereto and videdand also because a shoea having stitches extending entirely through the1nner-sole, 1s liable t'o be mistaken for a Mc- Kay sewed shoe.

I claim 1. A. welt-inner-sole comprising a soleshaped inner-section, anouter-section conhaving the edge of its shank and fore-part portionsdisposed at a substantial distance within the corresponding por-tion ofthe inner-section, to forni ya correspondingly extending shoulder, and astrip of textile fabric having one edge-portion stitched to theouter-section and extending from between said sections about saidshoulder, throughout the length thereof, so that its other edge-portionoverlies tl e outer side of said outer-section, to provide a lip for theattachment of the welt. t

2. A welt-inner-sole comprising a soleshaped inner-section, and an outersection connected thereto and having the edge of its shank and forepartdisposed at a substantial distance within the edge of the correspondingedge-portions of the inner-section, to provide a correspondinglyextending shoulder, and a strip of textile material having oneedge-portion stitched to the outer section at the side thereof next theinner-section, throughout the length of and adjacent said shoulder andshaped in U-forin thereabout, so that its opposite edge portion extendsover the outer surface of the outer section to form -a lip.

3. A welt-inner-sole comprising a solesh-aped inner-section, and asimilarly shaped outer section connected thereto and having the edge ofits shank and forepart portions disposed at a substantial distanceWithin the edge ofthe corresponding Aedge portions of the inner-section,to provide a correspondingly extending shoulder, a strip of textilematerial, extending throughout the length of said shoulder and aboutsaine with one edge-portion between said sections and the otheroverlying the outer side of the outersection, and stitches extendingthrough said outer-section :and the portion of the strip interposedbetween said sections and terminating at the 'side of the inner-sectionnext to the outer section.

e. A welt-inner-'sole comprising a `soleshaped inner-section, anouters'eetion, connected thereto, having its shank and forepart portionscovered, from edge to edge, with a. sheet of textile material.adlies'ively connected thereto and having the edge of sai-d portionsdisposed at a substantial dis,- tance within'the corresponding edgeportions of the inner-section, to form a correspondingly 'extendingshoulder, and a strip of textile fabric having one edgepor tion stitchedto the outer section, and to the textile covering thereon, adjacent saidshoulder and extending fro-In between said sections about said shoulder,throughout the length thereof, so that its lother edge-portion overliesthe outer side of said outer-section, to provide a lip.

In testimony whereof, I have signed ymy naine to this specification.

ARCI-ULL J. LE CLAIR. Witness:

L. H. HARMMAN.

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